Tommie Patterson Jr. was born on May 4, 1955 in Starkville, Mississippi to the late Tommie and Mary Alice (Koger) Patterson. He was the first of three children born to this union.
Tommie is survived by Siblings: Willie Hinton, Kathy Jean Davis-Rice (Harvey), Cathy Jane Cannon, Rev. Quincy Patterson (Natalie) his stepchildren and God children: Arthur Edmonds, Annette Edmonds, Eric Edmonds, Arica Sudduth, Scotty Vaughn and Fredrick Vaughn grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.